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Transcervical Thymectomy and Extended Thymectomy with Bilateral Opening of the Mediastinal Pleura

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Transcervical thymectomy is a now well-established procedure for thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis. Transcervical video-assisted extended thymectomy can be performed safely and with minimal morbidity.

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  1. Section of Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University and Portland VA Medical Center, L353, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park road, Portland, OR, 97201, USA

    Mithran Sukumar MD

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  1. Thoracic Surgery, Pulmonary Hospital, Zakopane, Poland

    Marcin Zieliński

  2. Thoracic Surgery Service, University Hospital Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

    Ramón Rami-Porta

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Sukumar, M. (2014). Transcervical Thymectomy and Extended Thymectomy with Bilateral Opening of the Mediastinal Pleura. In: Zieliński, M., Rami-Porta, R. (eds) The Transcervical Approach in Thoracic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54565-8_11

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